Astra GTE Convertible

[Lizzie]

My first car was a GTE Convertible, I bought it in 1989. I loved that car!  Having had to sell it when we bought our first house, I had to get my dad to deal with the sale as I couldn't watch my car leave with the new owner. My dad passed away soon after, We had bought our cars at the time together, He had the Cavalier Commander and I (astounded that I could get finance on my own!) bought the GTE. 

All these years on I've often wondered what became of the car, was it scrapped, sorn or still on the road. so needless to say I have turned to the owners club just to see if anyone out there happens to own him. the registration was F999PPU. I would love to know how he is, hoping that he has stayed in good shape and I guess most likely not how I remember him, but then again 35 years on the old car could possibly be thinking that I am not in the shape I was when I last saw it :). 35 years is a lot of cake down the road.

Perhaps too sentimental - I know, but sometimes you just have to put it out there or you could spend your life not knowing... so please if anyone knows or owns this old car I would love to hear from you to see what became of him. (I know mechanical things are usually a she but when I was 25 I had named him when he was sat in the showroom before I even bought him. How times change - the showroom is now a Nandos and a Gails bakery! 

I don't know if this is the right place to put this out there but I don't know how these forums work i'm afraid.....  Thank you for reading though.

[AndyR]

Hi there. We all sometimes wonder where our previous vehicles have ended up, So don't think that you are being too sentimental. I sometimes wish I still had my 2.8i Capri, but times move on. 

According to the DVLA website, your 1989 Blue Astra was still on the road legally, until January 2006, and the last change of log book was later that month on the 16 January 2006. 

We can only hope that someone has parked it up in there garage for a while and intend to get it back out on the road at some point. Fingers crossed.